// FAQ
Is anonymity total and without limit?
The essential distinction between discretion towards a recipient and legal invisibility.
No. You are anonymous to the recipient, not to the justice system. Sends are logged (IP address included) and may be handed to the authorities upon request. Harassment, threats and unlawful messages are prohibited and traceable.
The anonymity offered is real but bounded: your number never reaches the recipient, but the service is not a tool for evading justice.
The answer in detail
Towards the recipient, anonymity is solid: neither your number nor your identity reaches them. They cannot trace back to you through the message.
Towards the law, it's different. Technical logs exist, kept for as long as needed to fight abuse, and can be handed to the authorities upon legal request. A threatening or unlawful message therefore remains traceable through legal channels.
This limit is what keeps the service respectable. Truly total anonymity, with no traceability whatsoever, would inevitably become a magnet for harassment — which the terms of use forbid.
Real-world examples
›Legitimate use
Contacting someone without giving out your number: anonymity towards the recipient is complete.
›Abusive use
Threats or harassment: the authorities can obtain the logs and identify the author.
Key takeaway
Anonymous to the recipient, traceable to the courts: privacy yes, impunity no.
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